The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-05-21

/ Bii hhed u was sucking raw eggs, and he
lover Carl had been known to depleu
neighbors' barns and hen-roosts in the in
dulgence of this guilty pasume. Thei
there was a scar under the left ear, and
turn in the nose, and finally live Coun
! was hunted up who furnish ed all the mino
details which placed beyond the shadow o
doubt, the fact, that Anna Larsen anC
the murdered girl were ono and the sam,
person. This week the original Jacobs
turned up.in Jersey City; the very antipod,
of the wild romantic creature painted b,
the IForld-a very plain old Dutch frow
bordering on the forties; fat. but not fair
but, nevertheless, the veritahls Anna Lar
sen, about whom one hundred and ter
columns of gush had been written in tht
World, and some hundreds, if not thous
ands of dollars had been expended; ant
the fun of the thing was, that the reporter
who wrote the sensational articles, rod,
past the woman's house twice day for Q
month; and If he had been so inclined
might have tossed sour apple in her bach
window. The paper aforesaid made a.
! graceful an acknowledgement as possible
and If it shall be the means of leading the
newspaper aforesaid to less sensationalism
and greater accuracy, it will certainly be
of advantage to New York journalism.
TO beer or not to beer-That's the
question" The lesion taught by the
Mayor last Sunday has stirred our Teutonic
citizens to their profoundest depths. On
Friday night the Cooper Institute was
packed with protestants against the rigid
Interpretation of our present excise law.
II is no use denying il: Lager Bier is now
one of the foundation stones of the Eepub-
lie, and the only reason it was not mem
TONED In the Declaration OF Independence
and the Constitution of the United States.
is firstly, because the forefathers' know
ledge of this celestial beverage was limited
and secondly, they never dreamed of the
possible contingency when beer would
come under the nations nterdct. How
ever, on Friday night, New York was out
in large numbers, and there is no denying
the meeting represented d, solhe of the
weathies and most respectable elements iH
the city.
Here are the simple factss lFAe Germans
of New York are large, influential and
important portion of.our citizens. They
represent millions of wealth, and are law
abiding and worthy of the highest consid-
Grafton. In the country from which they
came the beer garden is national iastitu-
tion' Father and mother so there with
their children. If the father happens TO
be absent, the mother will 20 there with
her daughter, and take a glass of beer and
listen to the music, and she would no more
dream of being insrlted than if she were in
her own house; for matter of that, every
man in the garden, would if necessary CON
stitute himself her protector and avenger.
1t is difficult for US to understand this state
of affairs in America, but in Germany it is
understood. A number Of wears
ago this city was cursed with class of "a
looms, where minstrel performances of the
lowest and most vulgar order were given:
where painted syrens, clad in oriental cos
tunes, waited on the tables-drugeing and
robbing unwary countrymen who were see
ing the sights of the city. In addition to
robbery, murder was not uncommon. and
1t was to suppress these places that an act
was passed some years ago, forbldding the
atrical or minstrel performances whore
liquor or beer was sold. 1t Law for ten
years on the statute books, a dead let
ter; and, in the meantime, arose those
reekins abominations-To Tom Goud's, Billy
McGlory's. Theo Aliens and dozens of
others, equally notorious and Infamous.
Harry Hills on the corner of Crosby and
Houston streets, was only a pistol sbol
away from the police headquarters. 1t
was the well known resort of thieves and
harlots, and has been for twenty-five years.
Mr.. Hill kept open on Sunday and holiday.
and waXed fat on the wages Of sin, till he
had the misfortune to refuse his police pro-
tector blackmail, thinking he had sufficient
political pull without it. 1t was a sad mis-
take for Harry, for he has had little peace
OF his life since then, and he never will till
he surrenders or dies. In the meantime.
however, a class of beer gardens have
grown up all over the city, which were ney
er contemplated in the act. They are re-
putable places; largely patronized by our
German population, where men 90 with
their wives and familes-which fact alone
assures good order; here they sit and listen
to the music, and enjoy themselves gener-
ally. There is no unseemly noise: no dis.
order, but as well behaved, as orderly and
as cheerful lot of people as could possibly
be found in any public assembly. Itisnot
question whether it is polite or wicked
20 drink lager at all but whether it is more
wicked to drink it while listening to the
overture to Tannhauser or a Strauss waltz. |
Or Wacht au Rhine. The judicial Solon |
who decided that performance by a we'll !
ralned band was theatrical performance
'r minstrel show, ought to be presented
With the latest legal dictionary, for he as
'uredly had most limited KNOWLEDGE of
he word entertainment. The meeting
vas most enthusiastic, and the result will
be, that the law will be amend.
ID, and that the whole matter will be left
iiseretional with the Mayor. The respect
Ible German gardens will be allowed their
music and beer, and the dives will be dYiv
N out.
The ball set rolling by Mr. Vanderbilt Of
he gift OF Rosa Honheur's Horse Fair
o the Metropolitan Museum of Art bids
AR to become contagious. Since that i'm
'erial gift enough has been donated TO the
Museum to form the nucleus of a splendid
gallery of ant. Most surprising and gratify-
ng was the gift of Messonier's ''lSO7'' hY
Judge Hilton-iirstly, because it marks a
new era in Judge Hiltons life, up to
he present time, though somewhat adj
arced in years, he has not been Dromin-